John Harris (1680 – 28 August 1738) was

Bishop of Llandaff The Bishop of Llandaff is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. Area of authority The diocese covers most of the County of Glamorgan. The bishop's seat is in the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (the site of a ...

from 1729 to 1738, as well as serving as

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and of

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Life

Harris (the son of George Harris of

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) was educated at

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in 1697 and obtaining his

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degree in 1701. After being ordained, he became

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in Pembrokeshire, later becoming rector of

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(1708–1729). He was appointed a

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in 1728, the year in which he received the degree of

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from the

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, and became a

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. He became vicar of

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in 1729, before becoming

later in the year. During his time as bishop, he was active in the restoration of the cathedral. He was also

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from 1729 to 1736, then became Dean of

, where he was buried after his death on 28 August 1738.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, John 1680 births 1738 deaths Bishops of Llandaff Deans of Hereford Deans of Wells Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Fellows of Oriel College, Oxford Burials at Wells Cathedral 18th-century Welsh Anglican bishops